diff --git a/config/crd/bases/kepler.system.sustainable.computing.io_keplers.yaml b/config/crd/bases/kepler.system.sustainable.computing.io_keplers.yaml
index a53ac4de..7b5dd49c 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/kepler.system.sustainable.computing.io_keplers.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/kepler.system.sustainable.computing.io_keplers.yaml
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ spec:
                           type: object
                         type: array
                     type: object
+                  method:
+                    default: bcc
+                    enum:
+                    - bcc
+                    - libbpf
+                    type: string
                 type: object
             type: object
           status:
diff --git a/config/samples/kepler.system_v1alpha1_kepler.yaml b/config/samples/kepler.system_v1alpha1_kepler.yaml
index 4987cc2d..36eea553 100644
--- a/config/samples/kepler.system_v1alpha1_kepler.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/kepler.system_v1alpha1_kepler.yaml
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ spec:
   exporter:
     deployment:
       port: 9103
+    method: libbpf # bcc | libbpf
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1alpha1/kepler_types.go b/pkg/api/v1alpha1/kepler_types.go
index 1a927548..a3cc3ab0 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1alpha1/kepler_types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1alpha1/kepler_types.go
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ type ExporterDeploymentSpec struct {
 
 type ExporterSpec struct {
 	Deployment ExporterDeploymentSpec `json:"deployment,omitempty"`
+
+	// +kubebuilder:default="bcc"
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Type=string
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum={"bcc","libbpf"}
+	Method string `json:"method,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // KeplerSpec defines the desired state of Kepler
diff --git a/pkg/components/exporter/exporter.go b/pkg/components/exporter/exporter.go
index e2534bd3..7df1f539 100644
--- a/pkg/components/exporter/exporter.go
+++ b/pkg/components/exporter/exporter.go
@@ -106,6 +106,17 @@ func NewDaemonSet(detail components.Detail, k *v1alpha1.Kepler) *appsv1.DaemonSe
 
 	bindAddress := "0.0.0.0:" + strconv.Itoa(int(deployment.Port))
 
+	configImage := Config.Image
+
+	if configImage == "" {
+		configImage = "quay.io/sustainable_computing_io/kepler:release-0.6.1"
+	}
+
+	switch k.Spec.Exporter.Method {
+	case "libbpf":
+		configImage += "-libbpf"
+	}
+
 	return &appsv1.DaemonSet{
 		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
 			APIVersion: appsv1.SchemeGroupVersion.String(),
@@ -133,7 +144,7 @@ func NewDaemonSet(detail components.Detail, k *v1alpha1.Kepler) *appsv1.DaemonSe
 					Containers: []corev1.Container{{
 						Name:            "kepler-exporter",
 						SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{Privileged: pointer.Bool(true)},
-						Image:           Config.Image,
+						Image:           configImage,
 						Command: []string{
 							"/usr/bin/kepler",
 							"-address", bindAddress,